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How to Survive Zits and Bad Hair Days

2014
Girls who are on the verge of entering or are already experiencing puberty need good advice for managing its daily challenges. Covering everything from managing ones period to surviving an ill-timed zit, the subject is addressed with helpful information, practical suggestions, and straight talk, delivered with just the right amount of zest and humor. Quick quizzes, diary entries, fun photos, and a colorful, modern design add to the books appeal.

Will puberty last my whole life?

real answers to real questions from preteens about body changes, sex, and other growing-up stuff
2012
Uses a question and answer format to teach teenage boys and girls about puberty and sex.

Body double

understanding physical changes
2011
Combines true-to-life stories with advice and information to help teenage boys deal with the issues associated with puberty, such as growth, body hair, acne, and athletic ability.

The brain

2009
Contains twenty-seven articles that discuss the history of neuroscience, and examines advancements in neurology, how researchers use computer technology, brain development from infancy to adulthood, and other topics.

The primal teen

what the new discoveries about the teenage brain help us about our kids
2003
Discusses research on the restructuring processes the human brain undergoes during the teen years and examines potential links between this "rewiring" and teenagers' behavior and mood swings.

You breathe in, you breathe out

all about your lungs
1991
Discusses respiration and the lungs, introducing various parts of the respiratory system and explaining how they relate to each other.

On your mark, get set, grow!

a "what's happening to my body?" book for younger boys
2008
A lighthearted and informative guide for young boys on what happens during puberty, covering the male sex organs, ejaculation, body and facial hair, body odor, height and weigh spurts, acne, and emotional growth.

The "what's happening to my body?" book for boys

2007
Discusses the changes that take place in a boy's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, pubic hair, beards, pimples, voice changes, wet dreams, and puberty in girls.

Your body, yourself

a guide to your changing body
1996
A guide for any girl who needs answers to questions about her changing body, her feelings, the social pressures on her, and more.

Girl stuff

a survival guide to growing up
2000
A guide for girls explaining both the physical and psychological aspects of puberty.

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